What Happens When Two Creatures Have Protection from Each Other?
When two creatures have protection from each other, it means that they are immune to damage or effects from each other. This can create some interesting strategic possibilities in Magic: The Gathering. In this article, we’ll explore what happens when two creatures have protection from each other and how you can use this to your advantage.
Blocking and Protection
When a creature attacks, it can be blocked by another creature. However, if the attacking creature has protection from the blocking creature, the block is ineffective. Protection is a static ability that means a creature can’t be blocked by a creature with the specified characteristics.
For example, if a creature has protection from creatures, it can’t be blocked by another creature. This means that the attacking creature will deal its damage to the opponent’s life total, rather than being blocked.
Protection and Combat Damage
When a creature deals combat damage to a player, it can’t be prevented by protection. Protection only prevents damage from a source, it doesn’t prevent the source from dealing damage.
For example, if a creature with protection from red attacks a player, it will deal its damage to the player’s life total, even if the player has a creature with protection from red. The protection only prevents the player from blocking the attack, it doesn’t prevent the damage from being dealt.
Protection and Indestructibility
Indestructibility is a keyword ability that means a creature can’t be destroyed by any means. Protection doesn’t affect indestructibility. This means that a creature with protection from a particular source can still be destroyed by that source, even if it has indestructibility.
For example, if a creature with protection from blue is attacked by a blue creature, it will deal its damage to the player’s life total. However, if the attacking creature has indestructibility, it will survive even if it’s destroyed.
Protection and Trample
Trample is a keyword ability that means a creature can deal excess damage to the opponent’s life total if it’s blocked by a creature. Protection doesn’t affect trample. This means that a creature with trample can still deal excess damage to the opponent’s life total, even if the opponent has a creature with protection from the trampling creature.
For example, if a creature with trample attacks a player and is blocked by a creature with protection from green, the trampling creature will deal its excess damage to the player’s life total.
Protection and Deathtouch
Deathtouch is a keyword ability that means a creature deals lethal damage to any creature it deals damage to. Protection doesn’t affect deathtouch. This means that a creature with deathtouch will still deal lethal damage to a creature with protection, even if the protected creature is indestructible.
For example, if a creature with deathtouch attacks a player and is blocked by a creature with protection from red, the deathtouch creature will deal its lethal damage to the protected creature, even if it’s indestructible.
Conclusion
In conclusion, when two creatures have protection from each other, it means that they are immune to damage or effects from each other. This can create some interesting strategic possibilities in Magic: The Gathering. Protection doesn’t affect indestructibility, trample, or deathtouch, but it can prevent a creature from being blocked by another creature. By understanding how protection works, you can use it to your advantage and gain an edge in your matches.
Key Takeaways
- Protection is a static ability that means a creature can’t be blocked by a creature with the specified characteristics.
- Protection only prevents damage from a source, it doesn’t prevent the source from dealing damage.
- Protection doesn’t affect indestructibility.
- Protection doesn’t affect trample.
- Protection doesn’t affect deathtouch.
- Protection can prevent a creature from being blocked by another creature.